ropewalk

See also: rope-walk

English

Alternative forms

• rope-walk

Etymology

From rope +‎ walk.

Noun

ropewalk (plural ropewalks)

1. A place where rope is made, a rope factory.

   Synonym: ropery

2. A long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope.
3. Any narrow walkway that has rope handrails.

Translations

rope factory

• Bulgarian: въжарска работилница f (vǎžarska rabotilnica)
• Greek: σχοινοποιείο n (schoinopoieío)
• Hebrew: חַבְלָרִיָּה (he) f (kavlariya)
• Macedonian: јажа́рница f (jažárnica)

long narrow lane

• German: Reeperbahn (de) f

References

• “ropewalk”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Further reading

• ropewalk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia